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The Muppets Strike Back Against Fox News

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Last month, Fox News ran a segment complaining that The Muppets was “brainwashing” kids against capitalism because they had the gall to have an oil company executive as the bad guy. (Psst… nobody tell them about the new Dallas series coming to TV).

This is, of course, ridiculous. Kermit and Piggy, as well as the rest of the gang, have always exemplified the entrepreneurial spirit. Kermit managed to make a success out of the Muppet Show and its ancillary marketing despite a ton of obstacles in his path, including amnesia, Frog Leg moguls, and the attempted theft of the Baseball Diamond. Miss Piggy has been a fashion icon for decades now, and as we learn in the new film, she’s been spending her days as the Editor-In-Chief of Paris Vogue.

Perhaps Fox should pay attention to the fact that the Muppets have always been a strong voice for opportunity. Their foes have been those in the business world who routinely use fraud, coercion, and cronyism to succeed where they’d be unable to on the open market. Kids need to learn that sometimes their competitors in business and in life will cheat to get their way. The important lesson, though, is that you never stoop to that level – be honest and true to yourself, you stand up to the bad guys, and then you succeed. Indeed, being yourself and standing up to evil is success.

At any rate, at a press conference for the U.K. premiere of the movie, Kermit and Miss Piggy had a chance to respond to the Fox News allegations. You can check out the video below: